Desert Rat
Fetch the comfy chair
Both the weld in, and the cross brace. Both a good investment.
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Tuff Country 4" lift
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roadnotca
3/4 ton status
With 4" lift + ORD or DIY bushings + 35s, you'll need to start cutting.
Desert Rat
Fetch the comfy chair
Yeah, if he does any serious wheeling the fender will suffer. Even with 6" up front, I buried my 35" tire into the left rear fender last time I went wheeling.
Daaaaaammmnnnnn.........check out all these replies since I was last online.
That's what I love about this site......brotherly love.
This Blazer will be mostly road driven....Once in a great while we get a pretty good dumping of snow so the 4x4 will be great....I will take it on some trails and do some mudding, but nothing serious....yeah, right.
I am going to leave the sway bar on and get the disconnects for the trails.....I am also replacing the shackles and etc. as suggested....and I will also get the braided extended brake lines.
Thanks for all the advice. I will post some before and after pics as soon as I get my camera back from my youngest son.
That's what I love about this site......brotherly love.
This Blazer will be mostly road driven....Once in a great while we get a pretty good dumping of snow so the 4x4 will be great....I will take it on some trails and do some mudding, but nothing serious....yeah, right.
I am going to leave the sway bar on and get the disconnects for the trails.....I am also replacing the shackles and etc. as suggested....and I will also get the braided extended brake lines.
Thanks for all the advice. I will post some before and after pics as soon as I get my camera back from my youngest son.
Oh yeah, don't forget regearing and possibly an axle upgrade for those 35's.
JasoninPrescott
Registered Member
I'm ordering the suggested add ons but what about rear shackles? Right now I'm going to go with rear blocks but should I order shackles now or what till I decide on the rear lift I'm going to use? I am just trying to save buying the same bushings for the rear twice.
Jason
Jason
Jason get a shackle flip for the rear...it'll get you 4" in a safer and more effective way than blocks... Search around and if you need some pointers start a new thread so we don't hijack this one...
I was wondering about the rear shackles also.....I am using spring lift for the rear.
I can't run 35's.....it won't fit in my garage....I'll be driving on 32's for awhile because they are new....when I need new tires, maybe I'll be able to put the bigger garage door on and possibly go to 34's. That's a ways into the future.
I can't run 35's.....it won't fit in my garage....I'll be driving on 32's for awhile because they are new....when I need new tires, maybe I'll be able to put the bigger garage door on and possibly go to 34's. That's a ways into the future.
Wait... so you're doing a 4" lift and you're going to be staying with 32's? Forget putting the money in the lift and just stick with whatcha' got...
Now don't get your panties in a ruff 
....I seriously thought about selling the 32's and going to 34's. I'm going to install the lift first, then advertise the 32's here in my area. If I can get a decent price for them without too big of a loss, I'll get 34's to replace them. If not, I'll have to beg the queen for the 34's anyway.
Right now I just want to get all the suspension replaced with new before something else breaks. The 32's I bought were gonna go on her Z71 but 2 of my old tires went bad at the same time...blah blah blah and I put them on the Blazer.
....I seriously thought about selling the 32's and going to 34's. I'm going to install the lift first, then advertise the 32's here in my area. If I can get a decent price for them without too big of a loss, I'll get 34's to replace them. If not, I'll have to beg the queen for the 34's anyway. Right now I just want to get all the suspension replaced with new before something else breaks. The 32's I bought were gonna go on her Z71 but 2 of my old tires went bad at the same time...blah blah blah and I put them on the Blazer.
Screw the 4" then. Put a 2-3" lift on it and trim to fit. Less lift height means more space left between the cab and that door frame.
I'm in the same situation as you. I've got 38's leaning against the wall waiting to go on the truck but I can't lift it but a few inches or it won't fit in the garage.
In go the 1" zero rates up front and then the grinder fixes the rest.
I'm in the same situation as you. I've got 38's leaning against the wall waiting to go on the truck but I can't lift it but a few inches or it won't fit in the garage.
In go the 1" zero rates up front and then the grinder fixes the rest.
iono about anyone else but building a truck to fit in the garage seems like one of the most retarded things I've ever heard of... build it to perform how you want for your type of wheelin' and if it fits...great...if not then oh well...get over it.
ok rant over...
ok rant over...
The 4" lift is a done deal....I was wanting advice on other items to look at to make sure it goes as smooth as possible.
I know things can and will go wrong doing the install. But I just wanted to cover all the bases on putting in a complete and new suspension. The 32" tires will only be temporary if I can sell them. If not, then, oh well. Eventually I'll get the 34's I'm after.
I have read some good advice on other items I will be replacing as stated before. When this Blazer is finished, it will have: new motor, new tranny, new suspension, new exhaust, all new sensors, new radiator, new tires and rims, new brakes, new windshield, new power window motors, same old interior and same old paint. Did I leave anything out?
I know things can and will go wrong doing the install. But I just wanted to cover all the bases on putting in a complete and new suspension. The 32" tires will only be temporary if I can sell them. If not, then, oh well. Eventually I'll get the 34's I'm after.
I have read some good advice on other items I will be replacing as stated before. When this Blazer is finished, it will have: new motor, new tranny, new suspension, new exhaust, all new sensors, new radiator, new tires and rims, new brakes, new windshield, new power window motors, same old interior and same old paint. Did I leave anything out?
Hi.Avery4jc said:
Excuse me but you might want to consider people's situations before you stick your foot down your throat...or other things in other body openings.
I live in the snow belt.
So does wheels87k5.
How much do you think we want our pride and joy trucks sitting out in the snow, slush, ice, road salt, and general crap for 4-6 months every year?
You might live in the land of very little rust and no road salt but most of the folks on this forum don't. We pay a premium to get good shape trucks because the originals are long gone or rotted all to hell by now...
...thus it's important to many of us that we either build our trucks to fit in the garage or build our garages/barns to fit our trucks. Most can't afford a new garage as fast as simply making their truck fit inside what they already have soo...
I didn't mean to get any ranting started over the garage comment....that was suppose to be a sarcastic remark........my bad 
....I would prefer it fit in the garage but that is not a big deal....I want it to look and perform good.
I'll just let the air out of the tires to make it fit.
....I would prefer it fit in the garage but that is not a big deal....I want it to look and perform good. I'll just let the air out of the tires to make it fit.
AJMBLAZER said:
Try again...
I understand that a big group of you guys live where it snows and they salt the roads...I also know there are plenty of guys that get their rigs into their garage for the winter with a little creativity...Its not worth arguing over but imo don't use the snow and you having to garage your truck 4 or 5 months out of the year as an excuse to the limitations of your build...
mrdrinksalil's truck has 8" of lift and it fits in his garage...
roadnotca
3/4 ton status
Right on the money.wheels87k5 said:I didn't mean to get any ranting started over the garage comment....that was suppose to be a sarcastic remark........my bad
I'll just let the air out of the tires to make it fit.
Sure sure...so every time I need to work on it or just want to keep it in the garage...like every day since it's my baby...I should get the jacks out and put small tires on it so it'll fit?
Sure...if I wanted to run BEEG tires I can see that since I'd be aware nothing short of a 10' or higher door would allow it in. For the rest of us who want to run regularish sized tires or trucks that aren't sky high there's a lot of things that can be done to fit one of these trucks into a standard 7-8' tall garage door opening.
Sure...if I wanted to run BEEG tires I can see that since I'd be aware nothing short of a 10' or higher door would allow it in. For the rest of us who want to run regularish sized tires or trucks that aren't sky high there's a lot of things that can be done to fit one of these trucks into a standard 7-8' tall garage door opening.
roadnotca
3/4 ton status
I had to air-down to 5 psi to get my Burb out the door after installing a 4" lift with 35s. Not 10, not 15, but 5 psi., and I have 31s that I could have bolted-up.
AJMBLAZER said:
Ok so let me get this straight... you'll pull it out and drive it around "like every day" in the snow and then put it back in the garage? What's the point...do you wash it every time before you put it back in the garage to get the salt off?
Anyways I think we see eachother's points now so lets not hijack the thread too bad...
